When it comes to network television, we normally get about 100% of whatever a network produces. There are some exceptions, depending on whether the local station might have a concern about the content of the network program. This is not unusual. I recall an episode of the seemingly harmless sitcom Valerie getting pre-empted in the…
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Oscar’s Hope for the Win
Two of my most successful photography creations were a mixture of B&W and color photography, capturing two images in one take. In 2011, I packed very old Ansco Pan 70mm film and AGFA Vista color print film into a vintage 616 camera, the AGFA Chief, and created The AGFA Bridge Over Ansco Lake. Prior to…
Read MoreLiberty Mutual: “You only pay for what WE NEED.”
Background. In December 2024, I received my renewal notices from Liberty Mutual, who handled my automobile and renters insurance policies. I was very unhappy with their skyrocketing premium rates, as well as their “the dog ate your homework” excuses for jacking up those rates. So I cut them loose, and signed up with an independent…
Read MoreDonald Trump Jr and the rest of the MAGA melonheads whip up another crackpot notion
Let’s start this off with a prayer. A prayer for the health and well-being of former President Joe Biden and for his family and friends. It was announced yesterday that President Biden has aggressive pancreatic cancer, and that it has spread to his bones. There are some treatments available for this form of cancer, and…
Read MoreWhen Trumpflation becomes a marketing gimmick.
Trumpflation makes me sick. The whole idea that Donald Trump can just wave his hands and suddenly we’re paying surcharges and penalties because he drops massive tariffs on countries who manufacture products that we need – drives me up the wall. And now I’m seeing advertisements for “buy now at pre-tariff prices” sales. In other…
Read MoreSo did Canada just make the USA its 11th province, or its fourth territory?
I haven’t given much attention to ice hockey in a very, very long time. I’d personally have to go back to maybe the mid-1990’s, when I freelanced for a minor league hockey publication and followed the action in the American Hockey League. This morning, I caught the news that the United States and Canada met…
Read MoreThe SAVE Act would make me ineligible to vote.
Yeah. You read that headline. And trust me, I’m not being over-dramatic on this. Here’s the core. If the SAVE Act passed, the only way someone could be eligible to vote in the United States is if they possessed a birth certificate and current passport in which their name matched EXACTLY to both documents. These…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, November 9, 2024
First off … a little update. As you know, there was an election last Tuesday. The results of that election did NOT go as hoped. That being said … if you think that said election will change, in any way, the content I produce on this blog … you’re mistaken. I will continue to share…
Read MoreFormer WRGB news anchor makes false equivalency argument
The Capital District has its share of successful broadcasters who have gone from the local news broadcasts to nationwide acclaim. Chris Jansing, for example, spent several years as a trusted news anchor on WNYT-13 (back when she used her maiden name of Chris Kapsostacy). Joe Tessitore turned his ability to call a 3-minute sports anchor…
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Chuck The Writer 